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15 mag 2024 · Nancy Witcher Astor, Viscountess Astor (born May 19, 1879, Danville, Virginia, U.S.—died May 2, 1964, Grimsthorpe Castle, Lincolnshire, England) was the first woman to sit in the British House of Commons, known in public and private life for her great energy and wit.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
2 mag 2024 · Witty, beautiful, glamorous, clever, fashionable, generous – Nancy became known amongst the aristocracy upon arrival in England and moved in high social circles. She soon caught the eye of Waldorf Astor – the son of Viscount Astor, owner of The Independent newspaper – and within six
4 giorni fa · Lady Astor’s Diamond and Sapphire Necklace. May 19, 2024May 19, 2024 ~ Saad719. Today marks the 140th Anniversary of the Birth of Nancy, Viscountess Astor, who was born on this day in 1879! The fascinating American Heiress who became the first female Member of Parliament to take her seat in the British House of Commons, Lady Astor possessed ...
2 mag 2024 · Forced to abandon her political career by her husband after the Second World War, Viscountess Astor most notably wore the Cartier Tiara with the Sancy Diamond for State Opening of Parliament in 1948, when a series of portraits were taken.
27 apr 2024 · ascolta articolo. Andrà all'asta una delle reliquie più preziose del più famoso transatlantico della storia. Si tratta dell'orologio d'oro di John Jacob Astor, uomo d'affari e membro prominente ...
4 mag 2024 · Set cemetery. Nancy Witcher Langhorne Astor, Viscountess Astor, CH (19 May 1879 – 2 May 1964) was an American-born British politician and the first female Member of Parliament (MP) to take her seat. Astor was an American citizen who moved to England at age 26 and married Waldorf Astor. He succeeded to the peerage and entered the House of ...
6 giorni fa · William Waldorf Astor III, 4th Viscount Astor (born 27 December 1951) Secondly, on 26 April 1955 he married Phillipa Victoria Hunloke (born 10 December 1930, died 20 July 2005), a daughter of Henry Philip Hunloke and Lady Anne Cavendish and a granddaughter of Victor Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire. They had one daughter before divorce in 1960:
